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It's a young Shari Lewis (sans Lambchop), before the curly hair and the facelift.

Okay, I'm going to ask one, and unfortunately I don't know the answer. Maybe some of the moldier figs around here can help identify this actress (I love this cover) :wub:

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Maybe some of the moldier figs around here can help identify this actress (I love this cover) :wub:

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She was an actress and model... not upper echelon in terms of fame, but I'm pretty sure I would recognize her name if somebody posted it. I'm thinking she made appearances on a number of tv shows in the late 50's (Perry Mason, Dragnet, and such), but I can't seem to locate any info online. Anybody know any sites that might have info on this type of thing?

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Shari Lewis was a master of disguise. She was famous for doing stand-in work for Gisele MacKenzie , Shirley Jones, & Ruta Lee. It's true. :w

Seriously - I met her briefly at a promtional appearance at a local Target a few years ago. I had dug her as a kid, and my kids dug her PBS show. So when we got up to the front of the line to get the Lambchop Angel Puppet's wings autographed and I saw my 4 yr old daughter just freakin' THRILLED to be meeting Shari Lewis, I got a little choked up and tried to say "Thank you". She looked at me kinda funny, then looked at my daughter, smiled very warmly, softly said, "You're welcome", gave us both a BIG hug, and went right back to hustling.

A true pro, old school show-biz type, no doubt, but god was she cool. Hustle all you can/must, but don't lose sight of the rest of it, make time for a moment or two along the way, even blink-of-an-eye ones.

I was inspired.

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Yes, great story Jim. Didn't Shari Lewis pass away not too long ago? She used to be a 'regular' on UK TV talk shows back in the late 60s/early 70s so all of this takes me back very much to my childhood. That 'lambchop' was quite a character - amazing what you can make out of an old sock. What I do remember about Shari was the length of those crazy false eyelashes she used to wear.

A great pro, for sure !

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Yes, she did die sadly enough back in 1998, at the age of 65. One of her specials a few years before she died used to run I guess on pbs, or A&E. I remember seeing her control two life sized puppets on each side of her....she was in leotards, and she was clearly in excellent shape for being 60+! :blink:

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